Mar 25
After days of boating and snorkeling on my Tao Philippines trip, I still didn’t have enough and opted for another day of snorkeling out of Coron. Our tour group when over to Coron Island, a mountainous, karst limestone island. We swam in Kayangan lake & hiked to a stunning viewpoint. Lunch was fish, crabs, rice, …
Mar 25
Palawan is the hotspot in the Philippines… it’s like the next Thailand. Two of the best cities to visit are El Nido and Coron. It’s possible to take the El Nido to Coron Ferry, or you can take a trip between these towns as part of a tour. One of the best things I did …
Mar 25
I got in a bit of a fight with the operators of the shuttle from Puerto Princesa. It all started when they put me in the back seat. Then an older French lady sat next to me and she stunk! I couldn’t breathe and I was getting car sick so I popped the window open …
Mar 24
Traveled Nov, 2011 On my first full day in Palau, I took a day tour to the Rock Islands. A naval ship was in port and they were filling up many of Sam’s Tours but they put me on a private tour with a young couple from San Diego. We snorkeled on the “Big drop …
Mar 24
The most famous tourist site in Palau is arguably the Jellyfish Lake. It’s one of only a few marine lakes in the world that are home to stingless Jellyfish and you can go Snorkeling with Jellyfish. At the time I visited, there were only 2 such discovered or known lakes in the world in Palau …
Mar 12
After days in the desert, we made our way by taxi from Wadi Rum to Aqaba for some pampering. I had redeemed 20,000 Hilton points to stay in the 5-star DoubleTree Hotel for two nights. The location was great – right in the center of the city. We experienced a first at this hotel – …
Mar 10
After my wonderful day with the Grizzly Bears in Bute Inlet, there was one last adventure in Campbell river… Snorkeling with Salmon. I left my parents at the hotel and I went to the office of Destiny River Adventure Tours. I was fitted with a wet suit, hood, booties, and gloves as well as mask …
Mar 05
Omadhoo Island Omadhoo, Maldives is on the east side of the South Ari Atoll. It’s a small populated island with a port and sand spit on the southwest side. We were blessed to have 5 nights there. This is very subjective, but I think Omadhoo Island might be the best island for budget travelers in the …
Mar 04
Why Go to Dharavandhoo? Dharavandhoo is one of the populated islands in Maldives that is accessible by commercial plane from Male and has reasonably priced accommodation. The island is easily walkable and there are a few restaurants. There’s a forested section on the northwest of the island with a white sand beach, a real tropical …
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